Today's hike is *STRENUOUS*. For experienced hikers only. Fridays Fitness Hike – Various locations in Park- ALL Fridays
Come to one or all of the Fitness Hiking Series, every Friday. We build up to a longer hike at the end of the month. Please wear sturdy shoes & bring plenty of water. Meet at the Dixie Mine Trailhead-- at the end of Golden Eagle Blvd, in Fountain Hills (outside of park), for this strenuous hike on the Sonoran Trail.

April 25 Friday 8:00 am Fitness Friday
(moderate) Get your day started with a two to three mile brisk, non-interpretive walk. Participants need not be tri-athletes, just ordinary folks who would like to add diversity to their existing walking program. Wear sturdy shoes and bring plenty of water.

Explore the world of the desert tortoise! Learn about their diet, behaviors and habitat. Come to the Nature Center for this program and to see these amazing animals in person.

Date: 4/25/2014

Time: 9:00 AM

Registration Required: No

Fee: $6 vehicle entry fee or annual pass

Bird Journeys - San Tan

San Tan Mountain Regional Park

Every spring and autumn one of the world’s most extraordinary wildlife migrations passes unseen within hundreds of feet of our own neighborhoods – the night flights of millions of songbirds. If you’d like to know about the lives of songbirds during their travels, then this program is for you. Meet in the Nature Center.

Have you ever seen a snake eat its dinner? Join us at the Nature Center to watch park staff feed our resident creatures, including rattlesnakes, scorpions, a Gila monster, and a tarantula.

Date: 4/25/2014

Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Speaker: park staff

Registration Required: No

Fee: free

Contact: 623-935-2505

Location: White Tank Mountain Regional Park, Nature Center

Address:20304 W. White Tank Mountain Rd.Waddell, AZ 85355

Desert Mythbusters - Usery Park

Usery Mountain Regional Park

Are rattlesnakes really dangerous? Can you drink water from a cactus? Do “jumping cactus” really jump? Do the arms of a saguaro help to keep it balanced? If you would like to know the answers to these questions, or any questions you may have about our desert, then this one-hour presentation is for you! Bring your sandwich to the “Brown-Bag It” series inside our Nature Center as Ranger B busts some myths about our desert. Location: Nature Center. Watch us feed our snakes after the program at 7pm. Then join our “Animal Flashlight Walk” at 7:30pm at no extra cost!

Date: 4/25/2014

Time: 6:00 PM

Registration Required: No

Fee: $6.00 per car

The Desert Night - Hike - Cave Creek Regional Park

Cave Creek Regional Park

Grab your flashlights and join the Ranger for adventure as we hike into the desert night! You never know who we will meet after sunset! Be sure to bring your cameras, blacklights, water, and sturdy shoes. Meet at the Nature Center for this exciting excursion!

We are the nocturnal animals of the desert and we like to hide. Help Ranger B find us if you can! If you would like to learn about us and enjoy a night walk in the desert, then join Ranger B as he takes you on this exciting 1-mile/1-hour walk along the Merkle Trail. The Merkle Trail offers universal access and the hard-smooth surface of this trail will accommodate wheelchairs and strollers. Please bring water, a flashlight, and closed-toe shoes. No pets, please. Location: Area 6. Join our “Desert Mythbusters” program inside our Nature Center at 6pm, and our snake feeding at 7pm at no extra cost!